Perú: Sentencia de la Corte Suprema protege los derechos a la tierra de la...
“Poder judicial confirma inocencia de Máxima Acuña en último recurso legal de Yanacocha” La Corte Suprema dictó finalmente sentencia frente al recurso de casación interpuesto por la empresa minera...
View ArticlePeru: Supreme Court rules in favour of Maxima Acuña’s family in land dispute...
“Peruvian Supreme Court rules against Newmont” The Supreme Court of Peru has ruled in favour of a farmer that Newmont Mining…claimed was illegally occupying land it wanted to develop into the Conga...
View ArticleChildren's organisation warns UEFA must still pass "reality test" on new...
Children's rights organisation Terre des Hommes has warned that UEFA must still pass the "reality test" following their recent announcement that countries bidding for future editions of its...
View ArticleSouth African banks fund mining projects in southern Africa that raise issues...
Southern Africa Resource Watch, in announcing its report, South African Banks Footprint in SADC Mining Projects, said: "South African Banks are often key funders of a number of mining companies....
View ArticleNigerian village sues Eni for damages from pipe explosion
A Nigerian village has filed a lawsuit in Milan against Italian oil company Eni demanding compensation for damage caused by an oil pipeline explosion in 2010...asking Eni for 2 million euros ($2.2...
View ArticleENI and the Nigerian Ikebiri case
[A]n oil pipeline operated by ENI’s Nigerian operation, the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) burst [in 2010]...The spill affected the creek, fishing ponds and trees essential to the local community,...
View ArticleBNP Paribas s’engage à être neutre en carbone d'ici fin 2017 pour lutter...
« BNP Paribas : s'engage à être neutre en carbone d'ici fin 2017», 3 mai 2017 Dans le cadre de son engagement en faveur de la lutte contre le dérèglement climatique, BNP Paribas s'engage à neutraliser...
View ArticlePrivate security and human rights
The private security sector operates in widely varied and often complex environments with frequent human rights risks. These issues extend to companies in other sectors which require private security...
View ArticlePérou : La Cour Suprême met fin aux poursuites pour occupation illégale de...
« Les autorités mettent un terme aux poursuites engagées contre la militante Máxima Acuña », 4 mai 2017 La décision de la Cour suprême du Pérou marquant la fin du procès intenté pour occupation...
View ArticleEncuentro China–América Latina, ¿nuevas dependencias, viejas resistencias?
¿Cómo entender las empresas públicas chinas? ¿Se puede hablar de un ecologismo chino? ¿Cuáles son los últimos datos de la deuda latinoamericana con China? Esta jornada académica se propone como un...
View Article“Los derechos humanos y las empresas: reflexiones desde América Latina”
[En el] Prefacio, Paulo Vannuchi (Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos) [explica la trayectoria de la Comisión en temas de DESC y ambientales]…[Enseguida, en el Prólogo] Surya Deva (Grupo de...
View ArticleAmérica Latina: Nuevo libro del Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos...
El IIDH se complace en anunciar la aparición del libro titulado Los derechos humanos y las empresas: reflexiones desde América Latina, una recopilación de artículos sobre esta importante temática...
View ArticlePhilippines : La Ministre de l’Environnement démise de ses fonctions après...
« Philippines : la ministre de l'Environnement démise de ses fonctions après s'être attaquée au lobby minier », 5 mai 2017 Depuis dix mois, Regina Lopez occupait le poste de ministre de l’Environnement...
View ArticleUganda: Activists call for an end to discrimination against women in mining...
"Address challenges faced by women in mining – MPs, activists ask government" Members of Parliament and human rights activists have asked government to enforce the laws in the mining sector to protect...
View ArticleUganda: Families appeal court order re-evicting them from land initially...
"Rwamutonga families to be re-evicted; Masindi court has ordered" Masindi High Court has cleared another eviction for families in Rwamutonga village, Hoima district, where a US firm wanted to set up an...
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